Day 2…Minnesota family visit…Ordering second passports today…Why?
Given the challenges of obtaining a Chinese visa, we chose to get second passports to simplify the process. Mailing off our only...
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Day 1…Minnesota family visit…Settling in…
The final stretch from Tea, South Dakota, to Eden Prairie, Minnesota, felt longer than it should have, not in miles but in...
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Day 4…On the road…Made an early stop for the night in Tea, South Dakota, since Tom is so sick…Bison!!!…
We spent the night at a Quality Inn in Rapid City, South Dakota, a first for us and, unfortunately, not one we...
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Day 3…On the road…Made it to Rapid City, South Dakota…Update on Tom…
When we arrived at the hotel in Evanston, Wyoming, last night, there was no question how the evening would unfold. Tom went...
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Day 2…On the road…Made it to Evanston, Wyoming…
We are on the road again today, leaving Boise, Idaho, behind us under a pale morning sky that seems to understand exactly...
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We’re on the road..
We are on the road at last, that familiar feeling settling in as the wheels begin to turn and the scenery slowly...
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Part 2…Sightseeing with friends in Vancouver, Washington and Oregon…Lovely Mother’s Day dinner at Rita and Gerhard’s home…
When Gerhard and Rita picked us up yesterday afternoon, we had no idea that the drive itself would feel like a quiet...
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Day 25…Transpacific Cruise…Disembarkation day!…We’re off to Vancouver, Washington…
We are currently nestled into the welcoming comfort of Hotel Indigo Vancouver Downtown, a lovely spot that already feels like a...
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Day 24…Transpacific Cruise…One day and counting…Port of Victoria, British Columbia…
Today, our ship is docked in the picturesque harbor of Victoria, a place that instantly stirs a sense of familiarity and...
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Day 23…Transpacific Cruise…Two days and counting until disembarkation…What are the chimes we hear udring flights?…
From Travel + Leisure online magazine, found here. "Those Beeps You Hear on a Flight Actually Mean Something—Here’s What Airplane Chimes Signal...
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